As part of the SEC's investigation into ABC Corp., they interview Bartleby, a fileclerk.When asked if he knows of any regulations ABC Corp. is violating, Bartleby tells the SEC about the time he saw one of his fellow employees bribe a border crossing guard.The SEC was already aware of this incident after ABC Corp. voluntarily disclosed it.After concluding their investigation, ABC Corp. is required to pay a statutory fine of $100,000 to the SEC.

Bartleby's request for a whistleblower reward is rejected by the SEC for three reasons.

Which is the following isnota reason why it was rejected?

A. Bartleby did not disclose the information voluntarily, since he was asked it.

B. The investigators already knew about this information.

C. Bartleby is not a manager.

D. The SEC collected less that $1M in penalties.